Rauner is wrong about Supreme Court

I argued my first case before the Illinois Supreme Court in 1986, and I have been before that court on many occasions since. Gov. Rauner's calculated shots that he does not trust the supreme court to be rational, that the justices merely want to be legislators, and that the court is part of a "corrupt system" are not only completely wide of the mark but do a massive disservice to our legal system.

He is wrong.

The hallmark of our government is that the people agree to be bound by the law. It is essential to the vitality of that agreement that we accord respect to the law, except in clear instances where it might not be deserved.

Whether I've won or lost in any case before the Supreme Court, I have always been of the opinion that each justice acted in good faith, and that the court's decision was grounded in the court's considered view of the controlling law.

Gov. Rauner's baseless castigation is entitled to no more credence than his having, proudly, voted against the retention of every judge on his ballot in Cook County.

Michael T. Reagan

Ottawa